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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Although on Saturday the heavy 1929 eight again defeated the University crews, Coach Stevens will have the same oarsmen in the shells that have rowed since the Princeton race with one exception. Yesterday Howe, who has been stroking the third crew recently, replaced Scudder in the pace-setter's seat of the second boat...
...victory of the Freshman crew on Saturday gave unmistakable evidence that Coach Haines has one of the strongest crews in years. When three weeks ago the Freshmen nosed out Captain Winthrop's shell, it was expected that the University boat would get revenge as soon as it had rowed in the same order for more than three days. Last Saturday, however, the Freshmen did not win by a scant six feet, but in a final spurt pulled nearly a length ahead of Coach Steven's first boat. The second University crew was two lengths behind half way down the course...
...Pennsylvania crew will give rowing experts their first basis of comparison between the Harvard and Yale boats. Ten days ago the Eli crew, by a driving finish, led the Penn shell across the line by half a length. The Red and Blue eight is coached by Coach Spuhn, who last year had charge of the University 150-pound crews...
Although the M. I. T. crew was badly defeated early in the season by the Navy, they cannot be counted out of Saturday's race; for it will be remembered that the Navy crew also left Pennsylvania several lengths behind...
Pennsylvania looms as the logical winner of the race for second crews. The Junior University eight has slumped of late, shortness in the water has been a vital fault. Penn's second crew beat the Yale seconds a week ago last Saturday...